Networking zone

Experience the Freedom!

An interactive Journey into Choice, Pleasure & Protection

Visit our booth in the Networking Zone (162)  and meet Maya, Simone, Patricia, Anna, and Joylyn for a live demonstration of the FC2 female condom. Touch, feel, and ask questions. See how this simple innovation can transform choice.

Demand Creation

Beyond awareness

For over two decades, the FC2 has offered a unique solution, preventing HIV, STIs, and unintended pregnancy while giving users greater control. Yet across much of Africa, it remains absent from national campaigns and routine services.

Is the product genuinely unwanted? Or have health systems failed to make it a real choice?

 

The African Alliance assessed Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia, and the DRC, not just to measure awareness, but to examine the wider ecosystem: procurement, financing, training, supply chains, social norms, and policy implementation.

 

The findings challenge long-held assumptions. Low uptake is less about individual preference and more about inconsistent supply, declining provider confidence, fragmented coordination, and shrinking political priority.

 

This research equips governments, civil society, and partners with the evidence to build those systems.

First launched at ICASA 2023 in Harare, Rudo, meaning “love” in Shona, is an AI-powered, confidential SRHR companion that creates a safe, judgment-free space for women and girls to access accurate information on sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention, and the FC2 Female Condom. During its debut, Rudo engaged delegates from 21 African countries, answering hundreds of sensitive questions that many would not have felt comfortable asking publicly.

 

At AIDS 2026, Amor returns as a multilingual, AI-driven platform supporting conversations in English, Portuguese, French, Kiswahili, and other regional languages. More than a chatbot, the networking zone will be an interactive learning hub where delegates can explore trusted SRHR information, engage with AI in their preferred language, and connect with an FC2 Female Condom Master Trainer for practical demonstrations and expert guidance. By combining compassionate technology with human expertise, Amor 2.0 aims to empower women and girls, foster inclusive dialogue, and generate community insights that strengthen future HIV and SRHR programmes worldwide.

GLOBAL VILLAGE

CUREiculum & COP

Booth 154

Step into the Global Village to experience the interactive roll-out of the HIV CUREiculum. Developed by the African Alliance in partnership with the Africa HIV Cure Consortium (AHCC), this specialised curriculum and Community of Practice (COP) empowers constituency-based community actors with the scientific and research literacy required to actively participate in and shape clinical trials across Africa.

Our booth visitors are already engaging with the HIV Cure Express, and we warmly invite you to do the same, right here. Step in, learn more, and be part of the conversation

Sessions

GOOD SEX IS PUBLIC HEALTH! Two women. One conversation: pleasure, protection, and the inner condom.

The Blueprint: The Evolution and Impact of Africa’s Leading HIV Cure Science Training Resource

Galvanizing HIV Cure Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Lessons and Perspectives from Africa

A Breakthrough for who? Is Lenacapavir Reaching Those Who Need It Most?